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E-waste management as a global challenge (introductory chapter)
[Sammelwerksbeitrag]
Abstract Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment management (E-waste or WEEE) is a crucial issue in the solid waste management sector with global interconnections between well-developed, transitional and developing countries. Consumption society and addiction to technology dictate the daily life in high an... mehr
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment management (E-waste or WEEE) is a crucial issue in the solid waste management sector with global interconnections between well-developed, transitional and developing countries. Consumption society and addiction to technology dictate the daily life in high and middle-income countries where population consumes large amounts of EEE products (electrical and electronic equipment) which sooner become e-waste. This fraction is a fast-growing waste stream which needs special treatment and management due to the toxic potential of public health and environment. On the other hand, the e-waste contains valuable materials which may be recovered (precious metals, Cu) reused and recycled (metals, plastics) by various industries mitigating the consumption of natural resources. The new challenge of e-waste management system is to shift the paradigm from a toxic pollution source to a viable resource in the context of sustainable development.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Elektroindustrie; nachhaltige Entwicklung; Elektronik; Recycling; Abfallverwertung; Konsum; Entsorgung; Umweltverschmutzung; gesundheitliche Folgen; Umweltbelastung; Kreislaufwirtschaft; Abfallwirtschaft
Klassifikation
Ökologie und Umwelt
Wirtschaftssektoren
Freie Schlagwörter
e-waste
Titel Sammelwerk, Herausgeber- oder Konferenzband
E-Waste in Transition: from Pollution to Resource
Herausgeber
Mihai, Florin-Constantin
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2016
Verlag
Intech
Erscheinungsort
Rijeka
Seitenangabe
S. 1-8
ISBN
978-953-51-2500-6
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht-kommerz., Weitergabe unter gleichen Bedingungen